*Update/Edit* My Christmas wish is coming true!!!! Added a pic, please don't bash.
This is kinda embarrassing but I am so excited!!
For years I have suffered from low self esteem. It started in my childhood. As a result I never really took care of myself. Then when I was 14 my dentist told me that due to a rare enamel disorder I would need most of my teeth pulled and would require dentures before I was 20.
After that I developed a poor attitude about my dental hygine. I figured that I would need dentures anyway so way bother with taking care of them.
Then I met and married my first husband. He very kindly broke a few of my teeth while abusing me. His abuse lowered my self esteem more, I took less care of myself. I am sure you can see how the cycle went.
I finally divorced him four years ago. By that time I had several broken teeth.
Three years ago I met and married my current husband. He encouraged me to take better care of myself. My husband and I are not well off, but I was able to go to a low income clinic for dental care. For two and a half years I had a tooth pulled almost every month. I now have seven teeth left.
I was hoping to have dentures by fall of 2010. BUT my husband got a $10 raise and I no longer qualified for the low income clinic. That was seven months ago.
Well my pastor's wife (who is a pastor herself) knows the struggles I have had and wednesday night she gave me the BEST news!
They (the church) have a dentist who wants to help me finish getting my teeth fixed. He will be donating everything free of charge!
I am so excited, I will finally be able to eat in public, talk to strangers, smile, go to my children's school and so much more WITHOUT BEING EMBARRESED!! (or worrying about embarrassing my husband or children)
I am hoping having more presentable teeth will also help me in my job hunt.
God is so good!
When I first posted this I was still pregnant with my fourth child and was considered high risk. Due to that we had postpone an dental work. Well I had my baby Feb 24 and got in touch with the dentist. I was finally able to see him @ the end of march.
The entire time I was there he seemed to be acting strange. When I asked when he could see me again to begin the work he told me that he would need to talk with our pastors.
Well long story short our pastor called me 3 weeks later, the dentist decided that it would cost too much to help me and back out.
I am so upset. I had some money saved up for my dentures but when he offered to help (knowing full well how bad my teeth were) my husband and I decided to pay off some debt.
Now I have no money saved and no hopes of getting my teeth fixed.
I am so bummed.
Congrats I'm so happy for you! And good luck with improving your self esteem. I am right there with you so if you need to talk PM me. I am missing a few teeth due to braces and surgeries too. My front tooth is gone and I hate it.
Ashley, Loving Mommy To Dallas and Fiancee To Howard
I'm a proud extended rear facing, disposable diapering, non cio, sometimes spanking, momma to a little rockstar.
That is a heart-warming story. I'm so glad for you. Merry Christmas!
Quoting MamaTasha08:
That is a heart-warming story. I'm so glad for you. Merry Christmas!
Quoting MamaTasha08:
That is a heart-warming story. I'm so glad for you. Merry Christmas!
Thank you ladies, it has been a long road. My self esteem has been better in the last few years. Meeting my husband and reconnecting with God helped a lot, I have also done several ladies bible/devotional/studies (not sure what to call them) that have helped me (somewhat) come to terms with who I am. Life gets better everyday.
I still struggle but not nearly as much.
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